Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (WBO:NCLH) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: 1.21 (As of Aug. 07, 2026) — Near Median

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WBO:NCLH Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd WBO:NCLH
66 GF Score
Price €17.24
GF Value €19.02
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings WBO:NCLH -2.27% 66 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.21 as of Aug. 07, 2026, which is 1% below its 10-year median of 1.22. GuruFocus rates WBO:NCLH with a GF Score™ of 66/100 and a GF Value™ of €19.02 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 644 Travel & Leisure companies, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings ranks worse than 50.16% on this metric.

As of today (2026-08-07), Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings's current share price is €17.24. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €14.21. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.21.

The historical rank and industry rank for Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

WBO:NCLH' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.47   Med: 1.22   Max: 4.43
Current: 1.25

During the past years, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 4.43. The lowest was 0.47. And the median was 1.22.

WBO:NCLH's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
50.16% of 644 companies
in the Travel & Leisure industry
Industry Median: 1.215 vs WBO:NCLH: 1.25

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was €4.864. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is €14.21 for the trailing ten years ended in Jun. 2026.

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Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings  (WBO:NCLH) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.05 0.61 1.05 1.43 1.34

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.16 1.44 1.34 1.13 1.31

WBO:NCLH vs GBTG, MMYT, TNL: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Travel Services subindustry, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=17.24/14.21
=1.21

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=4.864/333.9520*333.9520
=4.864

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201609 17.795 241.428 24.615
201612 18.930 241.432 26.184
201703 18.976 243.801 25.993
201706 19.479 244.955 26.556
201709 20.336 246.819 27.515
201712 21.260 246.524 28.800
201803 20.355 249.554 27.239
201806 21.989 251.989 29.141
201809 23.968 252.439 31.707
201812 24.082 251.233 32.011
201903 24.264 254.202 31.876
201906 25.257 256.143 32.929
201909 26.773 256.759 34.822
201912 27.520 256.974 35.764
202003 18.455 258.115 23.877
202006 15.024 257.797 19.462
202009 12.592 260.280 16.156
202012 11.339 260.474 14.538
202103 9.939 264.877 12.531
202106 8.345 271.696 10.257
202109 6.623 274.310 8.063
202112 5.164 278.802 6.185
202203 3.266 287.504 3.794
202206 2.036 296.311 2.295
202209 0.958 296.808 1.078
202212 0.154 296.797 0.173
202303 -0.219 301.836 -0.242
202306 0.033 305.109 0.036
202309 0.966 307.789 1.048
202312 0.648 306.746 0.705
202403 0.776 312.332 0.830
202406 1.464 314.175 1.556
202409 2.326 315.301 2.464
202412 3.095 315.605 3.275
202503 2.955 319.799 3.086
202506 3.046 322.561 3.154
202509 4.104 324.800 4.220
202512 4.145 324.054 4.272
202603 4.581 330.213 4.633
202606 4.864 333.952 4.864

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 1.21 mean?
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (WBO:NCLH) has a Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 1.21 as of Aug. 07, 2026. Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is the ratio of share price to a company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 1.22. Over the past decade, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio has ranged from 0.47 to 4.43. According to the industry distribution chart, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings ranks #323 out of 644 companies in the Travel & Leisure industry, placing it in the top 50.2%.
Is Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio too high?
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 1.21 is near median its 10-year median of 1.22. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.47 to a high of 4.43. The Travel & Leisure industry median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.22. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' value of 1.21 is 0.4% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings ranks #323 out of 644 companies in the Travel & Leisure industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has a GF Score™ of 66/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio compare to GBTG and MMYT?
According to the Travel & Leisure industry distribution chart, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings ranks #323 out of 644 companies for Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. This places Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.22. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' value of 1.21 is 0.4% below this benchmark. Historically, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' own Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio has ranged from 0.47 to 4.43 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 1.22 vs. the industry median of 1.22, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for a Travel & Leisure company?
The median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio among Travel & Leisure companies is 1.22, based on 644 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 1.21 is 0.4% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is the ratio of share price to a company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings and its competitors. For the Travel & Leisure industry, the median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.22 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.21, which is near median its own 10-year median of 1.22. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (WBO:NCLH) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is €19.02, compared to a current price of €17.24 — trading 9.4% below its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.21, which is near median its 10-year median of 1.22 and 0.4% below the Travel & Leisure industry median of 1.22. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 66/100 with 7 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (WBO:NCLH), the current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.21 as of Aug. 07, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (WBO:NCLH) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €17.24 is trading 9.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of €19.02. GuruFocus considers Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for WBO:NCLH:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: 1.21 (near median its 10-year median of 1.22)
  • GF Value™: €19.02 vs. price of €17.24 (9.4% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 66/100 with 7 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 0.4% below the Travel & Leisure median (#323 of 644)

No single metric tells the full story. See the WBO:NCLH stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Business Description

Address 7665 Corporate Center Drive, Miami, FL, USA, 33126
Norwegian Cruise Line is the world's third-largest publicly traded cruise company by berths (around 75,000). It operates 35 ships across three brands—Norwegian, Oceania, and Regent Seven Seas—offering both freestyle and luxury cruising. The company redeployed its entire fleet as of May 2022. With 16 passenger vessels on order among its brands through 2037, representing 43,000 incremental berths, Norwegian is increasing capacity faster than its peers, expanding its brand globally. Norwegian sails to around 700 global destinations.
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